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abc's bob woodruff brings us this look inside. [ knocking ] >> hi, how are you doing today? >> we're missionaries from the church -- >> reporter: the two-year mission is a right of passage for most young mormon men. >> have you ever seen missionaries in this neighborhood before? >> reporter: there are 55,000 missionaries, serving around the world. and the church allowed our team rare access into their world for two days. of door knocking, teaching -- >> called the vision of the tree of life. >> reporter: and community service. >> i am a mormon. >> i'm a mormon. >> reporter: mormons have never been so visible. while mitt romney's presidential candidacy may have ushered in a mormon moment in this country, the church remains largely a mystery to those outside of the faith. >> elder dustin. >> i'm sorry. >> elder dustin. >> elder? >> yes, sir. right here on my name tag, if that helps. >> it does. >> reporter: elder is a church term for the missionaries, though at age 21 and 20, they are anything but old. >> i like your hat. >> reporter: they are serving on a mission in la mras,
abc's bob woodruff brings us this look inside. [ knocking ] >> hi, how are you doing today? >> we're missionaries from the church -- >> reporter: the two-year mission is a right of passage for most young mormon men. >> have you ever seen missionaries in this neighborhood before? >> reporter: there are 55,000 missionaries, serving around the world. and the church allowed our team rare access into their world for two days. of door knocking, teaching -- >>...
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c-span: bob bullock? >> guest: bob bullock, the national politician of texas. he is a piece of work. he's... c-span: who is he? >> guest: ...the lieutenant governor of the state of texas. he's been around since god was a pup. he was--before he was lt. gov. , he was state comptroller. and under our constitution, like most other states, we have a weak governor system, so that the lieutenant governor is the guy who really has the clout. and bob bullock is one of the smartest, shrewdest, toughest and sometimes meanest politicians i have ever known. he's a remarkable piece of work. c-span: what's the story about hi--you have a couple of what you call drinkin' stories in there. is he an alcoholic? >> guest: yeah. he's been sober for quite some time. he went to whisky school out in california many years ago. but before that, he was a roarer, and he drank just an enormous amount. and as people who drink a lot do, he would, not infrequently, get himself into trouble. and one time one of his early wives--he used to get married a lot, too--kicked him out of the house, we
c-span: bob bullock? >> guest: bob bullock, the national politician of texas. he is a piece of work. he's... c-span: who is he? >> guest: ...the lieutenant governor of the state of texas. he's been around since god was a pup. he was--before he was lt. gov. , he was state comptroller. and under our constitution, like most other states, we have a weak governor system, so that the lieutenant governor is the guy who really has the clout. and bob bullock is one of the smartest,...
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you could feel it bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantas who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. - [laughing] woman: i used to wonder, why would a jew, a christian, and a muslim ever get together? - hello, hello. woman: and then i finally got it. they had a lot more in common than doughnuts. - ♪ love can build a bridge - ♪ oh, love and only love - ♪ between your heart and mine ♪ male announcer: a message from the foundation for a better life. >> stand up,
you could feel it bob, these projections... they're... optimistic. productivity up, costs down, time to market reduced... those are good things. upstairs, they will see fantasy. not fantasy... logistics. ups came in, analyzed our supply chain, inventory systems... ups? ups. not fantas who would have thought? i did. we did, bob. we did. got it. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save...
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you will want -- please join me in thanking bob. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> is there a nonfiction author or book you would like to see featured on booktv? send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org or tweak as at twitter.com/booktv. >> this is the first parish church in brunswick, maine. it is significant to the story of uncle tom's kevin. the story began here. it is here in q number 23 that harriet beecher stowe by her account saw the vision of uncle tom being whipped to death. uncle tom as you probably know is the title character, the hero of her 1852 novel uncle tom's cabin. of uncle tom's cab and was written as a protest novel to the fugitive slave law which mandated in 1850 that anyone in the north where of the abolitionists live, if anyone was to aid or abet a fugitive slave, they themselves would be imprisoned or find for breaking the law. this was the fugitive slave law bill seen as a compromise between the north and south to avoid law -- war. that is what the novel was trying to do. i am a person and i am against s
you will want -- please join me in thanking bob. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> is there a nonfiction author or book you would like to see featured on booktv? send us an e-mail at booktv@c-span.org or tweak as at twitter.com/booktv. >> this is the first parish church in brunswick, maine. it is significant to the story of uncle tom's kevin. the story began here. it is here in q number 23 that harriet beecher stowe by her account saw the vision of uncle tom being whipped to...
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in the newsroom i'm bob barnard. >>> californians woke up to sticker shock today. gas prices jumped 20 cents a gallon in some areas overnight. aaa says the average cost for a gallon of unleaded in the state has risen to 4.49 a gallon. some stations ran out of gas and closed rather than pay the cost. analysts say the all time record which is 12 cents more than the current average could be shattered by this weekend. >> $10 in gas doesn't give me 1/4 of a tank. so it's really out of control. it's almost five bucks a gallon. >> i got gas yesterday at 4.69 and today i saw this at 5.69. i said no. >> analysts say refinery problems and pipeline outages created the shortages. >>> drivers in our area paying a lot less than that. in d.c. the average price for a gallon of regular is 3.91, 3.70 in maryland and 3.60 in virginia. >>> i always like to think of it as refinery problems, shortages. >> is that right? >> always suspect at the spiking of gas prices. >> he's saying that's their go to. >> always fun to hear the excuses. concerns in the middle east. that's another one. >>
in the newsroom i'm bob barnard. >>> californians woke up to sticker shock today. gas prices jumped 20 cents a gallon in some areas overnight. aaa says the average cost for a gallon of unleaded in the state has risen to 4.49 a gallon. some stations ran out of gas and closed rather than pay the cost. analysts say the all time record which is 12 cents more than the current average could be shattered by this weekend. >> $10 in gas doesn't give me 1/4 of a tank. so it's really out of...
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bob orr is in washington. bob, good morning to you. i want to understand who is abu hamza al masri. >> reporter: good morning. well, abu hamza al masri is a leading radical islam cleric. best known perhaps for his fiery preaching in north london mosque which was favored in the past by al qaeda operatives like richard reid and the 9/11 conspirators. he's been in a british jail since 2004. he's been charged by the u.s. government in a series of plots, one thing he's accused of conspiring to kidnap american tourists in 1998 and setting up an al qaeda training camp in oregon in 1999. he started with aiding taliban and al qaeda efforts in afghanistan. >> how come it has taken so long to bring masri to the united states? >> reporter: this has been a long fight. he's been fighting extradition since his m dictment because he knows frankly he faces a life sentence here in the u.s. one of his alleged co-conspirators has already been convicted and he's sentenced to life in prison. masri is an interesting character. he lost both hands and one eye
bob orr is in washington. bob, good morning to you. i want to understand who is abu hamza al masri. >> reporter: good morning. well, abu hamza al masri is a leading radical islam cleric. best known perhaps for his fiery preaching in north london mosque which was favored in the past by al qaeda operatives like richard reid and the 9/11 conspirators. he's been in a british jail since 2004. he's been charged by the u.s. government in a series of plots, one thing he's accused of conspiring to...
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i have one question in that i think as appropriate for bob. if they do not address the fiscal cut in december, how soon will congress have a committee staff ints and news that januy january? there is an organizing issue here. >> not necessarily. you have a framework bill at first. the detailed bill that makes the detailed changes in the tax code that makes changes in the cost-sharing structure or the premium structure of medicare, i do not think that will have been injured in a row. or used set ofwere dollar target. for the framework bill, think of the bill that was the budget control act that was worked out in august 2011. that was negotiated by leadership and the president. there is a framework bill that will be negotiated by leadership and the president, and as long as it does not get into the details every writing the tax codes and has targeted down payments on things that are not the kinds of things you need weeks to do the details on, i think you could do that as part of such a process. you would clearly need the committees for the secon
i have one question in that i think as appropriate for bob. if they do not address the fiscal cut in december, how soon will congress have a committee staff ints and news that januy january? there is an organizing issue here. >> not necessarily. you have a framework bill at first. the detailed bill that makes the detailed changes in the tax code that makes changes in the cost-sharing structure or the premium structure of medicare, i do not think that will have been injured in a row. or...
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bob bork and i differed somewhat on that count. and i haven't seen a footnote indicating a reconciliation or whether he's changed his mind or whether there's some difference here. but i think that would be useful. because bob bork's criticism of microsoft was very important, i think, in the ultimate resolution of the case. but i think for the evaluation of google, these two facts, dispositive facts, and -- should end from the chicago school view, should end the discussion. google's large market share is a result of superior -- of a superior product that they've created. that has been revealed by the market through the share of advertisers and also of consumers that google has. and that's -- that's -- should be the end of the story. that is, the dominance of google -- and it's a fragile dominance. as greg pointed out, several -- the clerk, puts you on a different search page. but the current market share, however defined, that google has, has been gained on the merits, and deservedly so. that i think is the chicago -- ultimate chica
bob bork and i differed somewhat on that count. and i haven't seen a footnote indicating a reconciliation or whether he's changed his mind or whether there's some difference here. but i think that would be useful. because bob bork's criticism of microsoft was very important, i think, in the ultimate resolution of the case. but i think for the evaluation of google, these two facts, dispositive facts, and -- should end from the chicago school view, should end the discussion. google's large market...